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Olivella Swainson, 1831

138274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138274)

accepted
Genus
Olivella purpurata (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Olivella dama (W. Wood, 1828) (type by subsequent designation)
Dactylidia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lamprodoma Swainson, 1840 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oliva (Olivella) Swainson, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Oliva (Olivina) A. d'Orbigny, 1841 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Anasser) Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Dactylidella) Woodring, 1928 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Dactylidia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Lamprodoma) Swainson, 1840 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Macgintiella) Olsson, 1956 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Olivella (Niteoliva) Olsson, 1956 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Olivella alba (Marrat, 1871)
  2. Species Olivella albina Paulmier, 2015
  3. Species Olivella altatae J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
  4. Species Olivella amblia (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  5. Species Olivella anazora (Duclos, 1835)
  6. Species Olivella ankeli Díaz & Götting, 1990
  7. Species Olivella arionata Absalão, 2000
  8. Species Olivella aureobalteata Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
  9. Species Olivella aureocincta P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  10. Species Olivella barbenthos Recourt, 1989
  11. Species Olivella biminiensis Petuch, 2002
  12. Species Olivella bitleri Olsson, 1956
  13. Species Olivella borealis A. N. Golikov, 1967
  14. Species Olivella broggi Olsson, 1956
  15. Species Olivella bullula (Reeve, 1850)
  16. Species Olivella careorugula Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  17. Species Olivella cocosensis Olsson, 1956
  18. Species Olivella compta (Marrat, 1871)
  19. Species Olivella costulata Paulmier, 2007
  20. Species Olivella cymatilis S. S. Berry, 1963
  21. Species Olivella dama (W. Wood, 1828)
  22. Species Olivella decorata Paulmier, 2015
  23. Species Olivella defiorei Klappenbach, 1964
  24. Species Olivella diodocus (Marrat, 1871)
  25. Species Olivella dolichomorpha Paulmier, 2007
  26. Species Olivella drangai Olsson, 1956
  27. Species Olivella ellenae Petuch & Berschauer, 2025
  28. Species Olivella ephamilla (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  29. Species Olivella esther (Duclos, 1835)
  30. Species Olivella exilis (Marrat, 1868)
  31. Species Olivella fletcherae S. S. Berry, 1958
  32. Species Olivella floralia (Duclos, 1844)
  33. Species Olivella formicacorsii Klappenbach, 1962
  34. Species Olivella fortunei (Marrat, 1871)
  35. Species Olivella fulgurata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  36. Species Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962
  37. Species Olivella fuscocincta Dall, 1889
  38. Species Olivella gaylordi J. Ford, 1894
  39. Species Olivella gracilis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  40. Species Olivella guildingii (Reeve, 1850)
  41. Species Olivella henkeli Thach, 2023
  42. Species Olivella huberthenkeli Thach, 2023
  43. Species Olivella hyalina Raven & Recourt, 2018
  44. Species Olivella hyphala Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  45. Species Olivella inconspicua (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  46. Species Olivella intermedia Paulmier, 2015
  47. Species Olivella intorta P. P. Carpenter, 1857
  48. Species Olivella inusta G. B. Sowerby III, 1915
  49. Species Olivella kifos Macsotay & Campos, 2001
  50. Species Olivella klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  51. Species Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)
  52. Species Olivella lanceolata (Reeve, 1850)
  53. Species Olivella lepta (Duclos, 1835)
  54. Species Olivella macgintyi Olsson, 1956
  55. Species Olivella magnifica Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2025
  56. Species Olivella mandarina (Duclos, 1835)
  57. Species Olivella marginelloides Paulmier, 2007
  58. Species Olivella marmosa Olsson & McGinty, 1958
  59. Species Olivella mayabe Espinosa & Ortea, 1998
  60. Species Olivella mica (Duclos, 1835)
  61. Species Olivella micula (Marrat, 1871)
  62. Species Olivella miliacea (Marrat, 1871)
  63. Species Olivella miliola (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
  64. Species Olivella millepunctata (Duclos, 1840)
  65. Species Olivella minuscula Paulmier, 2015
  66. Species Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)
  67. Species Olivella miriadina (Duclos, 1835)
  68. Species Olivella moorei Abbott, 1951
  69. Species Olivella morrisoni Olsson, 1956
  70. Species Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)
  71. Species Olivella myrmecoon Dall, 1912
  72. Species Olivella nana (Lamarck, 1811)
  73. Species Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
  74. Species Olivella nota (Marrat, 1871)
  75. Species Olivella olssoni van Regteren Altena, 1971
  76. Species Olivella orejasmirandai Klappenbach, 1986
  77. Species Olivella oteroi Bermejo, 1979
  78. Species Olivella perplexa Olsson, 1956
  79. Species Olivella peterseni Olsson, 1956
  80. Species Olivella plana (Marrat, 1871)
  81. Species Olivella poppei Bozzetti, 1998
  82. Species Olivella puelcha (Duclos, 1835)
  83. Species Olivella pulchella (Duclos, 1835)
  84. Species Olivella pulchra (Marrat, 1871)
  85. Species Olivella pulicaria (Marrat, 1871)
  86. Species Olivella pura (Reeve, 1850)
  87. Species Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871)
  88. Species Olivella rehderi Olsson, 1956
  89. Species Olivella riosi Klappenbach, 1991
  90. Species Olivella riverae Olsson, 1956
  91. Species Olivella rosolina (Duclos, 1835)
  92. Species Olivella rotunda Dall, 1889
  93. Species Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1965
  94. Species Olivella scurra (Marrat, 1871)
  95. Species Olivella signata (Lischke, 1873)
  96. Species Olivella sphoni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
  97. Species Olivella spreta A. A. Gould, 1861
  98. Species Olivella spretoides Yokoyama, 1922
  99. Species Olivella stegeri Olsson, 1956
  100. Species Olivella steveni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
  101. Species Olivella stranoi T. Cossignani, 2023
  102. Species Olivella tehuelcha (Duclos, 1835)
  103. Species Olivella tergina (Duclos, 1835)
  104. Species Olivella thompsoni Olsson, 1956
  105. Species Olivella versicolor (Marrat, 1871)
  106. Species Olivella vitilia (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  107. Species Olivella volutella (Lamarck, 1811)
  108. Species Olivella volutelloides (Marrat, 1871)
  109. Species Olivella walkeri S. S. Berry, 1958
  110. Species Olivella watermani McGinty, 1940
  111. Species Olivella zanoeta (Duclos, 1835)
  112. Species Olivella zenopira (Duclos, 1835)
  113. Species Olivella zonalis (Lamarck, 1811)
  114. Subgenus Olivella (Parolivella) Paulmier, 2007 (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Olivella (Parolivella) marginelloides Paulmier, 2007 represented as Olivella marginelloides Paulmier, 2007
  115. Species Olivella guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  116. Species Olivella salinasensis Bartsch, 1928 (uncertain > unassessed)
  117. Subgenus Olivella (Anasser) Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 accepted as Oliva (Olivella) Swainson, 1831 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Olivella (Anasser) careorugula Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 accepted as Olivella careorugula Absalão & Pimenta, 2003
  118. Subgenus Olivella (Callianax) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Callianax H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Olivella (Callianax) simplex Pease, 1868 accepted as Olivellopsis simplex (Pease, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Subgenus Olivella (Dactylidella) Woodring, 1928 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Olivella (Dactylidella) cymatilis S. S. Berry, 1963 accepted as Olivella cymatilis S. S. Berry, 1963
  120. Subgenus Olivella (Dactylidia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Subgenus Olivella (Janaoliva) Sterba & Lorenz, 2005 accepted as Olivellopsis Thiele, 1929 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Species Olivella (Janaoliva) amoni Sterba & Lorenz, 2005 accepted as Olivellopsis amoni (Sterba & Lorenz, 2005) (basionym)
    2. Subgenus Olivella (Lamprodomina) Marwick, 1931 accepted as Lamprodomina Marwick, 1931 †
    3. Subgenus Olivella (Macgintiella) Olsson, 1956 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Species Olivella (Macgintiella) albina Paulmier, 2015 accepted as Olivella albina Paulmier, 2015
      2. Species Olivella (Macgintiella) decorata Paulmier, 2015 accepted as Olivella decorata Paulmier, 2015
      3. Species Olivella (Macgintiella) intermedia Paulmier, 2015 accepted as Olivella intermedia Paulmier, 2015
      4. Species Olivella (Macgintiella) walkeri S. S. Berry, 1958 accepted as Olivella walkeri S. S. Berry, 1958
    4. Subgenus Olivella (Olivella) Swainson, 1831 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831
      1. Species Olivella (Olivella) altatae J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963 represented as Olivella altatae J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
      2. Species Olivella (Olivella) fletcherae S. S. Berry, 1958 represented as Olivella fletcherae S. S. Berry, 1958
      3. Species Olivella (Olivella) sphoni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963 represented as Olivella sphoni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
      4. Species Olivella (Olivella) steveni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963 represented as Olivella steveni J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
    5. Subgenus Olivella (Olivina) A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Olivella Swainson, 1831
      1. Species Olivella (Olivina) klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 accepted as Olivella klappenbachi Absalão & Pimenta, 2003 (basionym)
      2. Species Olivella (Olivina) orejasmirandai Klappenbach, 1986 accepted as Olivella orejasmirandai Klappenbach, 1986
    6. Subgenus Olivella (Pachyoliva) Olsson, 1956 accepted as Pachyoliva Olsson, 1956 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    7. Species Olivella acteocina Olsson, 1956 accepted as Olivella perplexa Olsson, 1956 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Olivella adelae Olsson, 1956 accepted as Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)
    9. Species Olivella adiorygma Verco, 1909 accepted as Ramoliva adiorygma (Verco, 1909) (original combination)
    10. Species Olivella alectona (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835)
    11. Species Olivella amoni Sterba & Lorenz, 2005 accepted as Olivellopsis amoni (Sterba & Lorenz, 2005) (original combination)
    12. Species Olivella apicalis Kay, 1979 accepted as Ancillina apicalis (Kay, 1979) (original combination)
    13. Species Olivella australis Tenison Woods, 1878 accepted as Parviterebra brazieri (Angas, 1875)
    14. Species Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835)
    15. Species Olivella bayeri Abbott, 1951 accepted as Olivella bullula (Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    16. Species Olivella biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    17. Species Olivella boetica [sic] accepted as Olivella baetica P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Callianax alectona (Duclos, 1835) (misspelling due to incorrect reading of "æ" in italic font, resembling "œ" in Carpenter's paper. )
    18. Species Olivella brazieri Angas, 1877 accepted as Belloliva brazieri (Angas, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    19. Species Olivella columba (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Olivella esther (Duclos, 1835)
    20. Species Olivella columellaris (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) accepted as Pachyoliva columellaris (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    21. Species Olivella dealbata (Reeve, 1850) accepted as Olivella mica (Duclos, 1835)
    22. Species Olivella exigua Mörch, 1852 accepted as Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791)
    23. Species Olivella japonica Pilsbry, 1895 accepted as Olivella mandarina (Duclos, 1835)
    24. Species Olivella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    25. Species Olivella juspidea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Olivella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    26. Species Olivella leucozona A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Belloliva leucozona (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (original combination)
    27. Species Olivella monilifera (Reeve, 1850) accepted as Olivella mica (Duclos, 1835)
    28. Species Olivella nympha A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Cupidoliva nympha (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    29. Species Olivella pardalis A. Adams & Angas, 1864 accepted as Belloliva triticea (Duclos, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    30. Species Olivella parva T. S. Oldroyd, 1921 accepted as Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    31. Species Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Olivella minuta (Link, 1807) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    32. Species Olivella plata (Ihering, 1908) accepted as Olivella puelcha (Duclos, 1835)
    33. Species Olivella purpurata (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Olivella dama (W. Wood, 1828)
    34. Species Olivella pycna S. S. Berry, 1935 accepted as Callianax strigata (Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    35. Species Olivella rubra (Marrat, 1871) accepted as Olivella dealbata (Reeve, 1850) accepted as Olivella mica (Duclos, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    36. Species Olivella santacruzense Castellanos, 1965 accepted as Olivella santacruzence Castellanos & D. E. Fernández, 1965 (misspelling)
    37. Species Olivella semistriata (J. E. Gray, 1839) accepted as Pachyoliva semistriata (J. E. Gray, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    38. Species Olivella simplex Pease, 1868 accepted as Olivellopsis simplex (Pease, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    39. Species Olivella solidula Verco, 1909 accepted as Cupidoliva solidula (Verco, 1909) (original combination)
    40. Species Olivella strigata (Reeve, 1850) accepted as Callianax strigata (Reeve, 1850)
    41. Species Olivella tubulata Dall, 1889 accepted as Belloliva tubulata (Dall, 1889)
    42. Species Olivella tunquina (Duclos, 1835) accepted as Olivella mandarina (Duclos, 1835)
    43. Species Olivella undatella (Lamarck, 1811) accepted as Oliva undatella Lamarck, 1811 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    44. Species Olivella verreauxii (Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) accepted as Olivella minuta (Link, 1807) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    45. Species Olivella williamsi Melvill & Standen, 1897 accepted as Oliva panniculata panniculata Duclos, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    46. Subgenus Olivella (Niteoliva) Olsson, 1956 represented as Olivella Swainson, 1831
      1. Species Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta (Link, 1807) represented as Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)
      2. Species Olivella (Niteoliva) verreauxii (Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) represented as Olivella verreauxii (Ducros de Saint Germain, 1857) accepted as Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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    (of Oliva (Olivella) Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
    page(s): (2) 2 (13), pl. 58. [details] 
    MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Olivella Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138274 on 2026-10-04
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    Nomenclature

    original description (of Olivella (Anasser) Absalão & Pimenta, 2003) Absalão, R. S. & Pimenta, A. D. (2003). A new subgenus and three new species of Brazilian deep water <i>Olivella</i> Swainson, 1831 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Olivellidae) collected by the RV Marion Dufresne in 1987. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 25 (2): 177-185., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/z2003n2a1.pdf
    page(s): 180 [details] 

    original description (of Olivella (Dactylidia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
    page(s): Vol. 1: 146. [details] 

    original description (of Olivella (Macgintiella) Olsson, 1956) Olsson, A. A. (1956). Studies on the genus <i>Olivella</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 108, 155-225.
    page(s): 205 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    original description (of Olivella (Niteoliva) Olsson, 1956) Olsson, A. A. (1956). Studies on the genus <i>Olivella</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 108, 155-225.
    page(s): 189. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    original description (of Oliva (Olivina) A. d'Orbigny, 1841) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847). <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833</i>. Tome 5(3) Mollusques. pp. i-xliii, 1-758, 85 plates [pls 1-2, 1834; pp. 1-104, pls 3-7, 10, 12, 1835; pp. 105-184, pls 8-9, 11, 13-23, 25-28, 1836; pls 24, 29-43, 41bis, 45-46, 1837; pp. 185-376, pls 44, 47-52, 55, 1838; pls 54, 56-65, 1839; pl. 66, 1840; pp. 377-488, pls 53, 67-77, 80, 1841; pp. 489-758, 1846; pls 78-79, 82-85, 1847]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49211253
    page(s): 5: 417 [1841] [details] OpenAccess publication

    original description (of Oliva (Olivella) Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
    page(s): (2) 2 (13), pl. 58. [details] 

    original description (of Lamprodoma Swainson, 1840 †) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
    page(s): 132-133, 321 [details] 

    original description (of Olivella (Dactylidella) Woodring, 1928) Woodring, W. P. (1928). Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. 2. Gastropods and discussion of results. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 385: vii + 564 pp., 40 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59220479
    page(s): 233 [details] 

     
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    Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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    English dwarf olive  [details]